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    thereby, it was much favored by the Qin’s ruling class. In 1368, Ming Dynasty was established. Emperor Hongwu praised highly on Confucius and vigorously popularizing Confucianism. Moreover, the Ming government, “Implemented the civil serve examination system that put Confucian scholar-officials in the central leadership. This officials were well versed and socialized in the human and antimilitarist precepts of the Confucian classics.” Ming China’s major security intimidation came from the northern border

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    There are many ways the MIng dynasty was sucessful.Here is some backround information.The Ming dynasty lasted 276 years ,the years were 1368-1644.The ruler of the ming dynasty is Zhu Yuanzhang.The Ming dynasty spoke the language of Mandarin which is the world’s most spoken language and is still the official language of China..The ming dynasty is known as one of the best eras during the ming dynasty the started to make signature blue and white vases.During that dynasty the were very architectural

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    Achievements is 40% the strength of the Ming Empire because of the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall of China of the Ming Dynasty has grown from Jiayuguan, surrounding Mongolia and around the yellow river, into Shanhai Pass, and going to the Hushan Great Wall portion in the North Korean border. The Great Wall of China purpose was to stop North China from being retrieved by the Mongols. While the Great Wall of China was continuously being fixed under imperial rules. The Great Wall of China was built

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    The Ming and and Qing dynasties lasted from 1368-1912. Although the beginning of the Ming dynasty was considered China’s “age of exploration,” that was not the case in the latter half of the 15th century. China became more sinocentric; it focused on internal affairs and secure coastlines. The government spurned and wrote-off the attempted contact of foreign nations. It then entered a period of isolation with isolationist policies. The Ming government was trying to limit contact with foreign empires

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    1. Commercial cities that served as meeting points between distant cultures are called: a. way stations. b. warehouses. c. entrepôts. d. shipping centers. e. nodes. 2. Cairo and Alexandria in Egypt: a. did not need to provide protection for merchants as most trade came by land rather than by sea. b. established a commercial law apart from religion so that all people could participate in trade. c. had Muslim and Jewish trading firms that worked as close partners in

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    Ming Dynasty Our dynasty is the Ming dynasty. You pronouce it as /miNG/. The Ming dynasty lasted for 300 years between 1368-1644. The Ming dynasty was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang. The famous leader of the Ming dynasty was Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao was born a prince into a very poor family. Zhu Biao’s Mother is Ma Xiuying and his Father is Zhu Yuanzhang. His father was a was the most trusted guard leader and his Mother was the adopted daughter of Kuo Tzu-hsing, the local commander and rebel leader

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    late Ming and early Qing dynasties, was one of them. Popular Chinese stories used her relationship with Wu Sangui, a Ming general, as a subject to explain Wu's fateful surrender to Qing. This essay will tackle the ethical dilemma in this context to scrutinize the moral status of Wu’s act by applying three main ethical theories: consequentialism, deontology and virtue ethics. B. Case Presentation 1. The Ethical Dilemma In 1644, a rebel group led by Li Zicheng (Li) arrived in Beijing, the Ming capital

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    the Ming and Qing Dynasties Sare Aricanli Word Count: 1938 The personal characteristics of individual emperors played little role in defining rulership in the Ming. Discuss. Because the Ming Dynasty was founded at the fall of Mongol rule in China, Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of Ming China, had to be driven by harsh personal characteristics. He fought with the Red Turbans against the existing Mongol rule, and afterwards, set out to create a new dynasty based somewhat on the dynasty that

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    Vidhi R. Solanki 14110128 Despite the great achievements of the Ming Dynasty, why did China fail to dominate the world? History is full of unpredictable incidences, instability and uncertainties. It is quite difficult to foretell the condition of our world’s economic, social and political affairs for the upcoming decade. Anything and everything is possible. A perfect example of

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    The Ming Dynasty was one of China’s greatest dynastic empire for 3 centuries. The dynasty’s first emperor was a man, Zhu Yuanzhang, who grew up poor and saw his father, oldest brother and brother’s wife die from drought. After roaming Central Asia for 3 years after he started begging for food for a monastery, Zhu joined a rebelling force within China that was against the Mongol rule at the time. Zhu quickly climbed the ranks of rebel forces and soon started commanding the army. Then finally they

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